The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-04
.LABoRERs IN COUNCIL.
Powdeny Tells an Audience whv Ne
is Crank.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct 3-Of the IN
or 60 members of the Knights of Labor. who
are already here to attend the general assem-
bly, which opens tomorrow morning. none
are willing to admit that the wholesale ru-
mors of impending trouble have any foun-
datiOn.
The prospects that the case of the Apar
chists will be sprung upon the body has been
very generally canyassed and there il a yery
decided opinion that the question should he
ruled out of order at the start. A modified
resolution suggesting elemency may pussjL
bly, receive the support Of the assembly. but
even that much is doubtful.
The report Of the general cooperative
board will be an Important and valuable doe
ument, showing that there Is an intensity of
interest in the movement, that it can be sue
cess1ully ana prontapiy carried out and that
the genesei cooperative movement, should
be undertaken under the auspices of the
general assembly.
In response to the mayors address OF wei
come, Richard Griffiths, General Worthy
Foreman, was introduced in place of Mr..
Powderly. He was followed BY A. A. Carl
ton of the General Executive Board He
spoke particularly of the growth of the or
der. He said it would appear when the re-
ports were all In, that the order was not go
ing TO pieces, but In reality stronger than ev-
er.
Richard Trevellyn concluded the morning
session with short speech. pledging the or
Ger 10 support American principles and
American institutions.
Ihe convention then adjourned till 8 d. M,
when Mr.. Powdery delivered an address on
THE world as knihthood would make it.'
fowderly, Lichtman and most Of other de-
layyed delegates arrived this afternoon.
The great hall, capable of seating 1900
people, was crowded at the opening evening
exercises. On the platform were prominent
leaders. j. A. McGoushney, secretary Of
the Cooperative Board prominent Min
neapolis Knight presided. Mr.. POwderly's
address on 1.-The world as Knighthood would
make 1t, received unbounded applause He
said among other things:
"Our organization is not partisan but in
the true sense political The man who stud
les with us will be able to vote iItelligently
we have 'kickers.' When one bad man
Kicks there are a thousand good men and
women who resent the kick. | say all hail
TO the 'kickers.' have been taken to task
on few things. want to say few things
on immigration. 1t has been charged that
did not favor immigration. l favor foreign
Immigration. Every land grant company
mas Its Immigration agents. They bring in
all manner of foreigners. III one of these
poor creature raises hand. not against the
law, Tor he knows none, but against what he
sees just before him, he is called an Anar-
chlst and punished, while the men who
loaded these poor creatures on this country
St.J
hate anarey, hate anarchists. How can a
child, reared in poverty. squalor, ignorance
ana vice, grow up to respect the institutions
OF the country? When say stop the agents
OF the steamship company, take home the
agent OF the land company, stop importing
foreign paapers and let only those come to
our free America who come of their own
Will to make homes here, is that anything
against. the foreigner? [Cries of No, MOI.
thought you would say so. This is why 1
am called crank on the immigration ques-
tlon. am also called a crank on the tenn
perance question. may be crank on this
question, but / am not ashamed to say
would far rather see a man sober than
q drunkard. 1t is better to educate children
to be temperate than drunkards. There is
not man living who will say it Is right to
bring into the home that which damns the
head of the family. There are those who
have threatened to leave the order because
OF my position on this question. l say to ali
who withdraw for such a cause, $50" -PH
trust the fate Of this nation with sober men
and women. I'll never take back one word
OF what have said ON the temperance ques-
tion, so help me God"